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Kinda hard to just toss a nuke. You'd probably need either a Con weapon, a manipulator/amp or very fast legs.

As for the blade, what kind of enemies do you want to go against and how cheap do you want it? 5 tokens with the power of a tesla saber when on and monorazor strength when off? I'm sure that if everyone pools their collective tinker experience we'll be able to make something good, unless you want something ridiculously OP.

Quote from: kj1225 on July 24, 2014, 11:26:38 am

I'd take a regular sword that can still be used as a sort of queer club and can stab and be filled with amps so that your enemies get hit with a home run strike out of the solar system over the one that is useless against most things apparently since you still have to be right next to the guy.

...And which can't damage any modern armor, isn't very effective against people*, can't be used as an all-purpose cutting tool, is more heavy, more reliant on strength, blockable, slower to swing...

Honestly, there's a reason that swords are practically free.  And it would be very difficult (and kind of stupid) to turn it into a kinetic club; it would be very expensive, and interestingly would be more expensive and difficult to turn a sword into a club than just buying a club straight.

Come to think of it, it's kind of odd that a kinetic club is stronger with a bunch of amps than with just one, considering how amps operate.

_{*Remember that this is Einsteinian Roulette, where anti-tank rifles are 'small arms'.  A monoatomic blade doesn't cut so much as detonate anything soft which it touches.}

The obviously best melee weapon would be a halberd, with one side being a monorazor, the other side being a kinamp hammer, and a tesla sabre spike on top.

Well then, make your next purchase a regular ol' sword, and let those who want monoatomic razors buy monoatomic razors as they please...? Have fun trying to cut through any kind of sphess-age armour with a regular sword unless you're seriously gene modded or in a robobody.

Hey, that's your preference.
I find monoatomic blades to be much more acceptable because they are cleaner, they are silent and you can use them to take samples. They are a small, cheap and efficient tool. If you want an Uncon weapon of mass destruction, there are amps, that are cheaper, more versatile and safer (assuming you use them right), if a bit more difficult to use in a close combat situation. So really, it all comes down to preference and what you need/can afford at the time. Price especially is important, that's why you'll see many space wizards going for the Microwave Manip+Monoblade for their initial 5 token purchase.

Quote from: kj1225 on July 24, 2014, 11:04:54 am

I suppose it would depend on how heavy it is.

Also, why does the armory even sell monoatomic things again?

They're safer.

Man, I hate 'this isn't even my final form' bosses. They are the devil.